On the federal level, we are in the middle of an election cycle where two of the most unpopular candidates are running for president and we are seeing an ever increasing partisan divide in Congress which is impacting the views that voters have of the institutions and people that govern the country. Nick Troiano is the executive director of Unite America and advocates for an open primary system in New York. Also, there will be another election in Western New York at the end of the month. Two candidates are vying to finish the remainder of Democratic U.S. Rep. Brian Higgins' term in New York's 26th Congressional District.